Condenser.



PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906.

E. R; EDSON.

CONDENSER, APPLICATION FILED EBB. 19, 1906.

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PATENTED OUT. 16, 1906.

E. R. EDSON.

CONDENSER.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB.19.1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

Application filed February 19, 1906. Serial No. 301,912.

'To allwhom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, EUGENE RILEY ED- SON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Condensers; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same. I i

This invention relates to improvements in condensers.

The primary object of this invention is to construct a powerful condenser which is especially well adapted for use in condensing vapors carried off with the air froma drier or other apparatus in which vegetable or animal matter is undergoing treatment, not only for the purpose of saving the vapors carried off by the said air, but to the end of purifying the air.

' With this object in view and to the end of realizing other advantages hereinafter appearing this invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations ofparts, hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims. 1 '1 v In the, accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of my improved condenser. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, largely in central vertical section. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are horizontal sections on lines 3 3,-4.4, and 5 5, respectively, Fig. 1, looking downwardly. Fig. 6

is a vertical section on line 6 6, Fig. 2, look- 5 ing in. the directionindicatedby the arrow. Fig. 6 is drawn on a larger scale thanfthe re maining figures. I v V p Referring to the drawings, T indicates a vertically-arranged tanks. Within theupper end of the tank T (see Figs. 2 and 3) are formed a chamber a, adapted to receive impure air laden with condensable vapors and a watenchamber w., The chambers a and w are arranged at opposite sides, respectively, of the tank and formed by and within a casting B, which depends into and snugly fits internally of the upper end of the tank T.

The casting B is provided at its upper end and externally with laterally and outwardly projectin flanges b, which rest upon the upper end 0 the tank T.

The casting B is provided centrally between the chambers a and to with a chamber 10, and the partitions between the last-mentioned chamber and the chambers a and w plate which rests upon the flanges b and 12. .60,

,The head C is removably secured to the flanges b by suitably applied bolts 141 and nuts 13 and to the flanges 12 by screws 15. The chamber a is in communication at the top through a hole 16, formed in the head C,

with the pipe A, by which air carrying vapor which is to be separated from the air is conducted to the chamber a. The chamber w is in communication at the top through a hole 17, formed in the supply pipe W. The chamber 10 is in com.- .munication at the top througha hole 18, formed in and centrally of the head C, with the inlet of a suitably-operated air-pump or suction-creating device P, The chamber is provided in its bottom with an opening '19, which forms the air-outlet of the main ichamber t of the tank T. The chamber 12 extends from the casting B to the bottom of ;the tank, and a drain-pipe D communicates ?with the said chamber centrally of the tank. The chamber to is provided in the bottom thereof with a row of holes 21, preferably spaced equidistantly ilengthwise of the said chamber. f21 iorm the water-outlets of the chamber to and discharge vertically downwardly into ithe chamber 15. Y

Within the chamber 25 of the tank T is-arat the bottom and }ranged a row of convoluted pipes G, which, 0

Zare spaced laterally of the-said chamber with ?adjacent pipesrG, arranged in close proximity 'Zto each other. The pipes G communicate atone end with the chamber a and at the fotherend with the limity to the bottom of the last-mentioned chamber. The pipes G extend, therefore, from the chamber a to thelower end of the jtank T. Each pipe G comprises any suittable number of horizontally or approXi- 10o mately horizontally arranged pipe-sections 22, which are spaced vertically with adjacent pipe-sections 22, connected togetherby a vertically-arranged pipe-section 23. 1 The uppermost pipe-section 22 ofeach arranged a suitable distance below the chambers a,10 and w, and the lowermost pipesection 22 of the said pipe is. arranged over and in close proximity to the bottom of the chamber 25.

head C, with a water- 7o The holes, 8 5

chambert in close proX- 9 5 pipe G isv The uppermost section 22 of;

each pipe'Gr communicatesat its Water-receiving end with a vertical pipe-section g,

which communicates with the chamber a,

and consequently forms the inlet of the said plate K is provided at three sides with upwardly projecting flanges k', which form the chamber of the trough, and are suitably sec'u'red to the tank A. open adjacent and discharges against the pipe-sections g.

Horizontally-amen troughs. L are space chamber t between the trou h- Kand the bottom of the-said chamber. ach trough L is formed'inthe main by a horizontally or approximately horizontally arranged plate, having upwardly-projecting flanges Z on three sides-which flan es are suitably se' cured to the tank T. Each trough K extends, preferably, three side walls of the chambert and has the flanges l abutting against and secured to the said walls, and thesaid trou h is separated from the remaining side wall 0 the said chamber. It will be observed, therefore, that each trough L is spaced a suitabledistanc'e from one of thesid'e walls of the chamber t. Adjacent troughs L are spaced from opposite side walls, respectively, of the chamber t, and a'- sinuous passage-way is therefore formed between the upper and lower ends of the said chamber. g a i It will be observed that three of the upright Walls of each trough L are formed by the upwardly-projecting flanges Z, formed upon-the plate L instrumental in forming the said trough, as already indicated, and the re'-- maining-upright' wall of the chamber of the saidtrough is formed by cement or cementitious material m. Each section 22 of each pipe G is arranged 'ih'line laterally with a section-22 "ofthe adjacent pipe or pipes G, and thesaid 'sections22, except the lowermost section 22 ofeach pipe G, extend horizontally or approximately horizontally through a trough and through the cementitions wall m of the said trough.- Adjacent trough-engagingsections 2-2 o'f each pipe G extendthrough adjacent troughs L, respectively, and thepipe-section 23 between the said pipe-sections 22 extends downwardlytrom a point in close proximity to the cementitions wall m of the upper tothelower-of the said troughs. The cementitious wall m of each trough L is built up during the assemblage of the inter nal'parts of the condenser, and this constructionis meritorious on account of its conven+ The said trough is ed shallow boxes orvertically within the inte contiguity With the- 'densed.

ience and cheapness in constructing ,the condenser.

The tank T. has one side wall 26 thereof removably secured by suitably applied bolts and nuts, as at 27, to flanges 28, formed on the adjacent walls of the tank, as shown very clearly in Figs. 4 and 5, for the purpose of aflording access to the chamber t, and the joints between the wall 26 and the flanges 28 are rendered fluid-tight in any approved manner.

To hold the pipe-sections 2-2 in each trough in the required position relative to the said trough, a cross-bar Q lies upon and extends transversely of the said pipe-sections over the cementitions wall m of the said trough, which bar, as shown very clearly in Fig. 6 ,is suitably secured to the bottom of the said trough bysuitably applied bolts R and nuts r.

In the operation of my improved condenser cold water supplied by the pipe W to the chamber w flows "from the said chamber through the holes 21 in the bottom of the said chamber to and is caught by the trough K and conducted by the latter into close proximity to and discharged against the sections" 9 of the pipes G. The water flows adown the pipe sections g into the uppermost trough L, which fills with water until the said pipe-sections 22 in the said trough are submerged. From the said trough L water overflows over 'the -cementitious upright wall m of the said trough onto" and thence adown'the verticallyarranged pipe-sections 23, which connect the :pipe-sections 22 into the said trough with the pipe-sections 22 in the next lower trough L.- =The water overflows from the upper of adjacent troughs L intothe lower of the said =troughs, submerging the pipe-sections 22 in the said troughs and flowing adow-n the vertically-arranged pipe-sections 23 between the said troughs. Thepipes-G are therefore keptin a cool conditio11,-and'the' air and accompanying condensable vapors passin through the ;said pipes are cooled and the said vapors 0011- The liquid resulting from conden- :sation of vapor within the pipes G and the air accompanying the said vapor escape from the lower ends of the saidpipes intothe lower 'end of the chamber t,'and thence the said liqi uid is drained from the saidc'hamber through the water passing downwardly through the chamber t, and any vapors drawn upwardly through the chambert are brou ht into di' rect contact with water passing ownwardly -through the saidchamber.

through the sinuous pas- What I claim is 1. A condenser comprisin a tank whose interior chamber has an out et at the lower end of the tank; a casting arranged at the top of the chamber of and supported from the tank said casting being interiorly chambered to form a water-receiving chamber'and a vapor-receiving chamber which are spaced laterally; a water-supply pipe communicating with the water-receiving chamber; a pipe adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and communicating with the vapor-receiving chamber a suction-creating device having its inlet communicating with the first-mentioned chamber between the water-receiving chamber and vapor-receiving chamber; convoluted pi es communicating at one end with the a oresaid vaporreceiving chamber and discharging at their opposite ends into the tank-chamber near the bottom of the last-mentioned chamber, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid water-receiving chamber to and along and adown the said pipes.

2. A condenser comprising a tank whose interior chamber has an outlet at the lower end of the tank; a water-receiving chamber and a vapor-receiving chamber spaced laterally at the upper end of the chamber of the tank; a water-supply pipe communicating with the water-receiving chamber; a pipe adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and communicating with the vaporreceiving chamber; a suction-creating device having its inlet communicating with the first-mentioned chamber between the waterreceiving chamber and vapor-receiving chamber convoluted pipes communicating at one end with the vapor-receiving chamber and discharging at their opposite ends into the tank-chamber near the bottom of the lastmentioned chamber, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid waterreceiving chamber to and along and adown the said pipes.

3. A condenser comprising a tank whose interior chamber has an outlet at the lower end of the tank; a water-receiving chamber and a vapor-receiving chamber at the upper end of the chamber of the tank; a water-supply pipe communicating with the water-receiving chamber; a pipe adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and communicating with the vapor-receiving chamber; a suction-creating device having its inlet in communication with the first-mentioned chamber at the upper end of the tank; convoluted pipes communicating at one end with the aforesaid vapor-receiving chamber and discharging at their opposite ends into the tank-chamber near the bottom of the lastmentioned chamber, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid waterreceiving chamber to and along and adown the said pipes.

4. A condenser comprising a tank whose ;interior chamber has an outlet at the lower end of the tank, with one of the upright walls \of the said chamber formed bya plate rerm'o'vably secured to the adjacent portions of the tank a water-receiving chamber'and a va por-receiving chamber at the upper end of the first-mentioned chamber; a water-supply lpipe communicating with the water-receiving chamber; a pipe adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapors and communicating with the vapor-receiving chamber; asuctioncreating device having its inlet in communication with the first-mentioned chamber at the upper end of the tank; convoluted pipes communicating at one end with the vaporreceiving chamber and discharging at their opposite ends into the tank-chamber near the bottom of the last-mentioned chamber, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid water-receiving chamber to and along and adown the said pipes.

5. A condenser comprising a tank; a castiing supported from the upper end ofthe tank and interiorly chambered to form three ichambers arranged the one centrally be- ;tween the others and over the interior cham- {her of the tank; a water-supply pipe commugnicating with oneof the outer chambers; a I pipe adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and communicating with the other outer chamber; a suction-creating device having its inlet communicating with the central chamber; means for draining the tankchamber; convoluted pipes communicating with the aforesaid vapor-receiving outer chamber in the casting and discharging at their opposite ends into the tank-chamber at the lower end of the tank, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid water-receiving chamber to and along and adown the said pipes.

6. A condenser comprising a tank having an outlet at its lower end; a vapor-receiving chamber and a water-receiving chamber arranged at opposite sides respectively of the upper portion of the tank and formed by and within a casting which depends into and snugly fits internally of the upper end of the tank and is provided at its upper end and eX- ternally with laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which rest upon the upper end of the tank; said casting being provided centrally between the said chambers with another chamber and has partitionsbetween the last-mentioned chamber and the firstmentioned chambers which partitions are provided at their upper ends with laterallyprojecting flanges; a cover or head closing the aforesaid chambers at the top and formed by a plate which rests upon and is removably secured to the aforesaid flanges; convoluted pipes arranged within the chamber of the tank between the aforesaid casting and the bottom of the tank andcommunicating at their lower ends with the last-mentioned chamber andat their upper ends with the first-mentioned chamber; an air-pump having its inlet communicating with the central chamber in the casting, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid waterreceiving chamber to and along and adown the pipes.

7. A condenser comprising a tank having an outlet at its lower end; a vapor-receiving chamber and a water-receiving chamber formed by and within a casting which depends into and snugly fits internally of the upper end of the tank and is provided at its upper end and externally with laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which rest upon the upper end of the tank; a cover or head closing the aforesaid chambers at the top and formed by a plate which rests upon and is removably secured to the aforesaid flanges; convoluted pipes arranged within the chamber of the tank between the aforesaid casting and the bottom of the tank and communicating at their lower ends with the last-mentioned chamber and at their upper ends with the first-mentioned chamber, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid water-receiving chamber to and along and adown the pipes.

8. A condenser comprising a tank having an outlet at its lower end; a vapor-receiving chamber and a water -receiving chamber at the upper end of the tank; a cover or head closing the aforesaid chambers at the top and formed by a plate which rests upon and is re movably secured to the upper end of the tank; convoluted pipes arranged within the chamber of the tank between the aforesaid casting and the bottom of the tank and communicating at their lower ends with the lastmentioned chamber and at their upper ends with the first-mentioned chamber; a suctioncreating device having its inlet in communication with the upper end of the pipe-con taining tank-chamber, and means whereby water is conducted from the aforesaid waterreceiving chamber to and along and adown the pipes.

9. A condenser comprising a tank; a row of convoluted pipes G arranged within and spaced laterally of the chamber of the tank, with adjacent pipes arranged in close proximity to each other, with all of the said pipes communicating with the chamber at the lower end of the tank and extending from the upper end to the lower end of the chamber, with each pipe comprising any suitable number of laterally-extending pipe-sections 22 which are spaced vertically, with adjacent laterally-extending sections of each pipe connected together by an upright pipe-section 23, and with the uppermost laterally-extending section of each pipe communicating at its receiving end with an upwardly-projectingfinlet-forming pipe-section g; a shelf or trough formed by a plate and arranged to conduct water to and against the upwardlyprojecting inlet-forming sections of the pipes, which plate is provided at three sides with upwardly-projecting flanges which form the upright walls of the chamber of the trough and are secured to the tank; means for conducting water discharged against the last- -mentioned pipe-sections adown and along the pipes; a suction-creating device communicating with the u per end of the chamber of the tank; means or supplying air and accompanying vapor to the upper ends of the pipes, and means for supplying water to the aforesaid trough.

10. A condenser comprising a tank; a row of convoluted pipes G arranged within and spaced laterally of the chamber of the tank,

with adjacent pipes arranged in close proximity to each other, with all of the said pipes communicating with the chamber at the lower end of the tank and extending from the upper end to the lower end of the chamber, with each pipe comprising any sultable num; ber of laterally-extending pipe-sections 22 which are spaced vertically, with adjacent laterally-extending sections of each pipe connected together by an upright pipe-section 23, and with the uppermost laterally-extend? ing section of each pipe communicating at its receiving end with an upwardly-projecting inlet-forming pipe-section g; a trough arranged to conduct water to and against the upwardly-projecting inlet-forming sections of the pipes; means for conducting water discharged against'the last-mentioned pipe-sections adown and along the pipes; a suctioncreating device communicating with the uper end of the chamber of the tank; means for supplying air and accompanying vapor to the upper ends of the pipes, and means for supplying water to the aforesaid trough,

11. A condenser comprising a tank; a row of convoluted pipes G arranged within and spaced laterally of the chamber of the tank,

with adjacent pipes arranged in close prox imity to each other, with all of thesaid pipes communicating with the chamber at the lower end of the tank and extending from the upper end to the lower end of the chamber, with each pipe comprising any suitable number of laterally-extending pipe-sections 22 which are spaced vertically, with adjacent laterally-extending sections of each pipe connected together by an upright pipe-section 23, and with the uppermost laterally=eXtending section of each pipe communicating at its receiving end with an upwardlyeprojecting inlet-forming pipe-section g; means whereby water is conducted to and along and adown the pipes; a suction-creating device communicating with the upper end of the chamber of the tank, and means for supplying air and accompanying'vapor to the upper ends of the pipes.

12. A condenser com rising a quadrangular tank having an outlet at its lower end; boxes or troughs L arranged and spaced vertically Within the chamber of the tank, with each trough extending into contiguity with three side walls of the chamber and secured to the said walls, with each trough separated from the remain ng side wall of the chamber, with adjacent troughs spaced from opposite side walls respectively of the chamber so as to form a sinuous passage-Way between the upper and lower ends of the chamber; c011- vo uted pipes adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and arranged within the tanl -chamber, which pipes extend from the upper end to the lower end of and discharge into the said chamber, with each pipe comprising laterally-extending pipe-sections 22, with adjacent laterally-extending sections of each pipe arranged within adjacent troughs respectively and in communication with each other, with each laterally-extending section of each pipe arranged in line laterally with a laterally-extending section or sections of the adjacent pipe or pipes; means for feeding water to the uppermost trough; means for su plying air and accom anying vapor to the pipes at the upper ends of the pipes, and a suction-creating device communicating with the chamber of the tank at the upper end of the tank.

13. A condenser comprising a tank having an outlet at its lower end; troughs L spaced vertically within the chamber of the tank and arranged to form a sinuous passage-way between the up er 'and lower ends of the chamber; convo uted pipes adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and arranged within the tank-chamber, which pipes extend from the upper end to the lower end of and discharge into the said chamber. with each pipe comprising laterally-extending pipe-sections 22, with adjacent laterallyextending sections of each pipe arranged within adjacent troughs respectively and in communication with each other, witheach laterally-extending section of each pi e arranged in line laterally with a latera -ex tending section or sections of the adjacent pipe or pipes; means for feeding water to the uppermost trough; means for supplying air an accompanying vapor to the pipes at the upper ends of the pipes, and a suction-creating device commumcating with the chamber of the tank at the upper end of the tank.

14. A condenser com rising a quadrangular tank having an out et at its lower end; troughs L arranged and paced vertically w thin the chamber of the tank, with adjacent troughs spaced from opposite side walls respectively of the chamber so as to form a sinuous passage-way between the upper and lower ends of the chamber, with three of the upright walls of each trough formed by up- 'respectively 0 wardly-projecting flanges formed upon a plate instrumental in forming the said trough and with the remaining wall of the'said trough formed by cement or cementitious material; convoluted'pipes adapted to con- 7 tank-cham er, which each laterally-extending section of each pipe arranged in line laterally with a laterallyextending section or sections of the adjacent pipe or pipes, with each laterally-extending section of'each pipe exce t the lowermost section extending throng a trough and through the cementitious wall of the said trough, with adjacent laterally-extending sections of each pipe extending through adjacent troughs respectively and placed in communication with each other by an upright pipe-section which extends downwardly from a point in close proximity to the cementitious wall of the upper of the said troughs to the lower of the said troughs; a cross-bar lying upon and extending transversely of the laterally-extending pipe-sections in each trough, which bar is suitably secured to the said trough; means for feeding water to the uppermost trough; means for supplying air and accompanying vapor to the pipes at the upper ends of the pipes, and a suction-creating device communicating with the chamber of the tank at the upper end of the tank.

15. A condenser com rising a quadrangular tank having an out et at its lower end; troughs L arranged and spaced vertically within the chamber of the tank, with adjacent troughs s aced from opposite side walls the chamber so as to form a slnuous passage-way between the u per and lower ends of the chamber, with those upright walls of the troughs which are opposite to and face the said walls of the said chamber formed by cement or cementitious material; convoluted pipes adapted to conduct air and accompanying vapor and arranged within the tank-chamber, which pipes extend from the upper end to the lower end of and discharge into the said chamber, with each pipe comprising vertically-spaced laterally-extending pipe-sections 22, with each laterallyextending section of each ipe arranged in line laterally with a lateral? -extending section or sections of the adjacent pipe or ipes, with each laterally-extending section 0 each pipe except the lowermost section extending through a trough and through the cementitious wall of the said trough; with adjacent laterally-extending sections of each pipe extending through adjacent troughs respectively and placed in communication with extends downward y from a point in close proximity to the cementitious wall of the upper of the said troughs to the lower of the said troughs; means for feeding water to the uppermost trough; means for supplying air and accompanying Vapor to the pipes atthe upper ends of the pipes, and a suction-createach other by an u right pipe-section which ing device communicating with the chamber of the tank at the upper end of the tank. [0

In testimony whereof I sign the foregoing specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE RILEY EDSON.

Witnesses:

O. H. DORER, B. 0. BROWN. 

